SS/icc.pr           97-176              Contact:  David Weaver, 301-217-6530
                                                Graham Norton, 301-217-2170
 
 DUNCAN URGES STATE HIGHWAY
 ADMINISTRATION TO EXTEND
 ICC STUDY COMMENT PERIOD            For Immediate Release:  June 5, 1997
 
 
 
      Montgomery County Executive Douglas M. Duncan is urging the State Highway
 Administration to extend -- to at least 90 days -- the time period for public comment on the
 Intercounty Connector study project's Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Major
 Investment Study.
      In a June 4 letter to SHA Administrator Parker Williams, Duncan wrote:  "It is not an
 easy task to bring to resolution such a complex issue.  The 40-year history of this project
 bears witness to this.  The time has come, however, to make a decision on our future.  Such a
 decision will be the most important transportation decision that most of us will ever make. 
 Any such decision should only be made after a thorough airing and understanding of the
 many facts and issues related to this project.
      "Accordingly, and to allow sufficient time for all interested parties to examine and
 digest the wealth of information on this project, I am asking you to extend the projects
 comment period to a minimum of at least 90 days.  I feel this extra time is needed to allow
 for a more thorough analysis that such a long-standing complex issue requires."
      Currently, the SHA is conducting a series of public hearings to solicit input on the
 ICC study.  The public hearing comment period for written testimony is scheduled to close on
 June 23.  If County Executive Duncan's request is honored, the comment period would be
 extended until at least July 10.
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